May 9, 2024 • Blog
Georgia brewers say they’d have more success…in North Carolina
North Carolina's population is slightly smaller than Georgia's yet they have more than twice as many breweries.
Topic: John Locke Foundation
March 25, 2021 • Foundation News
Georgia Public Policy Foundation Joins Free-Market Coalition Asking Treasury Secretary Yellen to Respect State Powers
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is a co-signer on a letter from a coalition of organizations that was sent to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. The text is below. Dear […]
July 24, 2020
Friday Facts: July 24, 2020
It’s Friday! Did you miss the first two Zoom events of the 2020 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum? View the opening keynote, “An Education Conversation” with Betsy DeVos, U.S. Secretary of […]
May 17, 2019
Friday Facts: May 17, 2019
It’s Friday! Events May 23: THE DEADLINE IS TUESDAY! Register now for “You Can Say That: How Courage Can Defeat Political Correctness,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon with David French of […]
February 18, 2019
Case for Incentives Strikes Out
This commentary by John Hood, chairman of the John Locke Foundation, appeared in the Carolina Journal’s August 2018 edition. Read it online here. Case for Incentives Strikes Out By John Hood […]
August 17, 2018
Friday Facts: August 17, 2018
It’s Friday! September 7: The 2018 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum is a daylong conference at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel on Friday, September 7, featuring an exciting lineup of experts […]
December 8, 2017
Friday Facts: December 8, 2017
It’s Friday! Events January 23: More than 28,000 events will celebrate National School Choice Week 2018 from January 21-27. The Georgia Public Policy Foundation will celebrate with a Leadership Breakfast […]
January 6, 2017
How Direct Primary Care Benefits Patients With Chronic Conditions
Anybody who is in the business of selling the idea of direct primary care (DPC) to patients, employers, or politicians can anticipate the usual pushback that will arise in any […]
September 29, 2016
Checking Up On Health: September 28, 2016
On acne, Breast Cancer Month and Medicaid expansion. Health News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Breast Cancer Month is October, and Breast Cancer Day is celebrated Saturday. Get […]
July 14, 2016
Free-Market Groups Denounce Intimidation by Senate Democrats
On Tuesday, July 12, 2016, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation joined the American Legislative Exchange Council and 20 other free-market public policy organizations in a letter to U.S. Senate Democrats […]
June 1, 2016
Foundation, Dozens of Groups Add Support to CEI Over AG Overreach
Letter supports CEI after attorney general’s subpoena over climate change communications. Georgia Public Policy Foundation President and CEO Kelly McCutchen is one of nearly 50 leaders of organizations across the […]
February 19, 2016
Friday Facts: February 19, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now My, how we’ve grown: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, the Governor’s Commission on Effectiveness and Economy in Government released […]
August 26, 2015
Counting the Costs of Renewable Energy and Traditional Energy Sources
Wind, solar and other renewable energy simply cannot “replace” traditional energy resources. By Jon Sanders The rhetorical case for renewable energy seems, at its core, to be this: Why rely on […]
May 22, 2015
Friday Facts: May 22, 2015
Friday Facts It’s Friday! Events May 26: America’s Future Foundation Atlanta hosts, “Living Under Collectivism,” a panel discussion 6:30 p.m. at the Hudson Grille Midtown Atlanta. Panelists are Benita Dodd, […]
May 19, 2015
Replace Mandatory State Licensing with Voluntary Certification, Study Says
A new study from North Carolina’s John Locke Foundation suggests a market-oriented alternative to state professional licensing. Read the press release below: North Carolina could promote job creation, lower consumer […]
July 18, 2014
North Carolina’s Conservative Reforms and Business
This commentary by Becki Gray, vice president for outreach at the John Locke Foundation, was published in the July 2014 edition of Carolina Journal. By Becki Gray Before an entrepreneur […]
February 21, 2014
Friday Facts: February 21, 2014
It’s Friday! Events February 26: Tired of Washington’s out-of-control spending? The Georgia House of Representatives passed three different approaches to a federal balanced budget amendment yesterday. Which one is best? […]
March 29, 2013
Friday Facts: March 29, 2012
It’s Friday! If you missed the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s Annual Dinner on Wednesday night, you missed a great event. About 250 supporters heard a rousing keynote speech from The […]
July 15, 2011
Friday Facts: July 15th, 2011
It’s Friday! Quotations – “The Declaration of Independence announced the glory of American liberty by advancing three self-evident truths. The never-ending struggle to retain that liberty involves combining those […]
May 27, 2011
Friday Facts: May 27th, 2011
It’s Friday! Quotations – “The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit that freedom to their children.” -William Havard – “Perform, then, this one act of remembrance before this Day […]
March 25, 2003
Determining Government’s Core Functions
A reminder from history Successful government reformers have discovered the necessity of determining what we call “core governing principles.” Core principles are determined by a person’s or a party’s understanding of […]